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Koval, Ma's chess openings

🇸🇰 SlovakiaFIDE 206517 games

Koval, Ma, from Slovakia, has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Koval, Ma most often opens with 1.d4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White7 games · +2 =3 −2 · 50%
As Black10 games · +2 =3 −5 · 35%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening57%
    4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
  2. 1.c4 English Opening29%
    2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c6 3.e4 e5
  3. 1.Na314%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Na3 d5 2.g3 e5 3.c3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game60%
    3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
  2. 1...d6 Pirc Defense20%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.Nf3 d5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game67%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 g6

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